As long as the BN government does not take stern action to stem the assaults on national unity, it will remain accused of indifference and of destroying that unity.
After half a century of independence, we should be firmly on the road to unity and national harmony. Unfortunately, there are depraved elements – mostly tolerated and even encouraged by the silence of Umno leaders – who embark on a campaign to destroy this unity and harmony by constantly uttering seditious sentiments without being reprimanded.
The indifference shown to seditious statements which disparage the non-Malays has been taken to mean that it is all right to run down the non-Malays. We have numerous instances that seem to support this view.
Malaysians have every right to be disappointed with our national leaders in this instance. When the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister did not take this issue seriously, it sent the wrong signals.
Many racial issue uttered by UMNo or Perkasa was not viewed seriously; neither was the head disciplined sternly. It gave the impression that it was all right to be rude and seditious to the non-Malays and that the crude behavior of these bigots can be tolerated and even condoned.
When we returned to parliamentary democracy after the agonising episode of May 13, wasn’t it decided that the citizenship of the non-Malays would be beyond question? Wasn’t it determined that anyone who questioned this right would be committing sedition?
That being the case, why are these bigots allowed to get away without any consequence when they flout the Federal Constitution? Why isn’t the cabinet addressing this serious issue and demanding action against these culprits?
These two depraved heads of schools have gone against the Federal Constitution and therefore deserve to be charged in a court of law. Why aren’t they being charged? Why are they not being disciplined? Why are they being tolerated for their seditious statements?
It is really bewildering when the Prime Minister, the second-most powerful politician and leader of the country, pathetically says that he has no power to take action against those who had uttered racial slurs.
Come, come, Mr Prime Minister, you don’t have to take disciplinary action against them personally. You are not expected to. There are many mechanisms that can take care of this disciplinary problem.
While the Prime Minister cannot understandably take action personally, he has the right and a moral duty to condemn these bigots in the strongest language. Why didn’t he do that?
The Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Cabinet and the police should have acted but they failed us and the nation miserably. They have come across not as guardians of our national unity but as people who have failed to uphold the rule of law. Their often repeated platitudes on national unity and the need to respect the rights of others come across as hollow utterances lacking in sincerity when they don’t display political will to stomp this outrage in the first instance.
If our national unity is at risk of being destroyed, the blame lies at the feet of the Barisan Nasional government. And as long as it does not take stern action to stem this outrage at the outset, it will remain accused of indifference and of destroying our unity and harmony.
The indifference shown to seditious statements which disparage the non-Malays has been taken to mean that it is all right to run down the non-Malays. We have numerous instances that seem to support this view.
Malaysians have every right to be disappointed with our national leaders in this instance. When the Prime Minister and the Deputy Prime Minister did not take this issue seriously, it sent the wrong signals.
Many racial issue uttered by UMNo or Perkasa was not viewed seriously; neither was the head disciplined sternly. It gave the impression that it was all right to be rude and seditious to the non-Malays and that the crude behavior of these bigots can be tolerated and even condoned.
When we returned to parliamentary democracy after the agonising episode of May 13, wasn’t it decided that the citizenship of the non-Malays would be beyond question? Wasn’t it determined that anyone who questioned this right would be committing sedition?
That being the case, why are these bigots allowed to get away without any consequence when they flout the Federal Constitution? Why isn’t the cabinet addressing this serious issue and demanding action against these culprits?
These two depraved heads of schools have gone against the Federal Constitution and therefore deserve to be charged in a court of law. Why aren’t they being charged? Why are they not being disciplined? Why are they being tolerated for their seditious statements?
It is really bewildering when the Prime Minister, the second-most powerful politician and leader of the country, pathetically says that he has no power to take action against those who had uttered racial slurs.
Come, come, Mr Prime Minister, you don’t have to take disciplinary action against them personally. You are not expected to. There are many mechanisms that can take care of this disciplinary problem.
While the Prime Minister cannot understandably take action personally, he has the right and a moral duty to condemn these bigots in the strongest language. Why didn’t he do that?
The Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Cabinet and the police should have acted but they failed us and the nation miserably. They have come across not as guardians of our national unity but as people who have failed to uphold the rule of law. Their often repeated platitudes on national unity and the need to respect the rights of others come across as hollow utterances lacking in sincerity when they don’t display political will to stomp this outrage in the first instance.
If our national unity is at risk of being destroyed, the blame lies at the feet of the Barisan Nasional government. And as long as it does not take stern action to stem this outrage at the outset, it will remain accused of indifference and of destroying our unity and harmony.
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